Lesaffre has appointed Edouard Gestat as Marketing Director of Baking with Lesaffre, drawing on 24 years in food ingredients and 15 years within the Lesaffre group.

The CMA has provisionally cleared ABF's acquisition of Hovis in Great Britain while identifying competition concerns in Northern Ireland's bread and bakery market.

Le Duff Group acquires Spain's Panamar Bakery Group in its largest deal to date, extending Bridor's frozen bakery manufacturing and distribution reach across the Iberian Peninsula.

Valeo Foods Moves into Bulgaria with Prestige-96 Acquisition

Puratos has entered into an agreement to acquire Dawn Foods, bringing together the two companies’ complementary bakery and patisserie capabilities.

London wholesale bakery Capital Croissant secures £1.525m asset finance with staged drawdown structure to fund European machinery purchases, completing the arrangement in two weeks through Leonard Curtis and Lombard Asset Finance.

Leipurin’s integration into Lantmännen signals a structural shift in bakery ingredient supply, with potential implications for sourcing, technical support and value chain coordination.

The World Food Innovation Awards return for 2026, with the Best Bakery Product category accepting entries until 20 February. The ceremony takes place at the International Food & Drink Event at ExCeL London on 30 March, recognising winners across three tiers.